Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Tresco Old Blockhouse
In the civil parish of Tresco.
In the historic county of Isles of Scilly (Modern Authority of Isles of Scilly, 1974 county of Isles of Scilly).
This site has been described as a;
Artillery Fort.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 2 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 62554)
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Good for landscape form and features |
Good for general location |
PastScape number; 303400
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*The listed building
may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site
of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.
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